Honda Fit vs. Mazda Mazda3 Reliability by Model Generation

Results are for year ending June 30, 2018. Only successfully completed repairs are currently included in the analysis. Routine maintenance, most wear items, recalls, and problems fixed with just a reflash or warning light reset are not included.

TrueDelta Reviews the Reliability And Durability of the Honda Fit

Honda Fit Reliability And Durability: Pros

Year

Comment

2015

I'm going to go out on a limb (if only a few feet) and predict that the new Honda Fit will remain among the most reliable cars you can buy. Why the lack of certainty? Redesigns can create problems where there were none before.
Also, the third-generation Fit is hencho en Mexico. Except for the transmission--that's shipped across the Pacific from Indonesia. I don't ascribe much importance to where a car is manufactured in itself. Engineering and quality control processes--for components at least as much as final assembly--matter much more than the location of the assembly plant. But the Mexican plant is new with a green labor force, so initial cars might have been glitchy. On the tested car, the doors weren't as precisely aligned as in the typical Honda. Now that they have a year under their belts they've likely gotten their act together.
Through the end of 2014 the new Fit scored pretty well in our car reliability survey. As has the also made-in-Mexico Versa Note, but I have less confidence in the Nissan's score owing to much smaller sample sizes and a less laudable previous generation. In both cases it's far too early to predict long-term reliability, but the Honda has the better track record.
full 2015 Honda Fit review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Reliability And Durability of the Honda Fit

Jazz (Fit) is rated #6 in Europe in terms of reliability by a warranty company. Few problems reported on Truedelta. Consumer Reports rates reliability high. No long term test I have read has had any issues.
full 2011 Honda Fit review

2011

4dr Hatch 117-horsepower 1.5L I45-speed manual FWD

Honda like Toyota make super cars maybe not bulletproof but quality for sure! I have to admit I did think about looking at the Elantra and soul. GM lost me forever in the mid 80s with their diesel conversions absolute dogs....never again
full 2011 Honda Fit review

2011

4dr Hatch 117-horsepower 1.5L I45-speed manual FWD

Honda brand is known for reliability. This particular car has been in Europe as the Jazz for some time and it has excellent reliability statistics. Also- the sheer number of old Hondas I see on the road.
full 2011 Honda Fit review

2011

4dr Hatch 117-horsepower 1.5L I45-speed manual FWD

When my 14 year old Subaru became a maintenance headache, I asked my mechanic what brand of car she would recommend for a replacement. She strongly recommended Honda or Toyota.
full 2011 Honda Fit review

I've put 105,000 miles on my 2010 Honda Fit. It runs like new. I put on around 120 miles a day on my Fit and it has never left me stranded.
full 2010 Honda Fit review

Honda Fit Reliability And Durability: Cons

Year

Body/Powertrain

Comment

2013

4dr Hatch 117-horsepower 1.5L I45-speed manual FWD

The other reason was sheer reliability. Lots of little things went wrong with the car, and a spotty dealer network meant each one took 3-5 hours out of my day.
The shifter knob came off in my hand while driving. The steering shaft developed a "clunk" and needed fixing. Various bits of plastic trim came off. The seat got a little wobbly. All of this in the first nine months!
full 2013 Honda Fit review

2010

4dr Hatch 117-horsepower 1.5L I45-speed shiftable automatic FWD

Replacement tire choices very limited and the stock (Dunlop) tires do not get very many miles before needing replacement, 23,000 miles in our case.
full 2010 Honda Fit review

TrueDelta Reviews the Reliability And Durability of the Honda Fit

Honda Fit Reliability And Durability: Pros

Year

Comment

2015

I'm going to go out on a limb (if only a few feet) and predict that the new Honda Fit will remain among the most reliable cars you can buy. Why the lack of certainty? Redesigns can create problems where there were none before.
Also, the third-generation Fit is hencho en Mexico. Except for the transmission--that's shipped across the Pacific from Indonesia. I don't ascribe much importance to where a car is manufactured in itself. Engineering and quality control processes--for components at least as much as final assembly--matter much more than the location of the assembly plant. But the Mexican plant is new with a green labor force, so initial cars might have been glitchy. On the tested car, the doors weren't as precisely aligned as in the typical Honda. Now that they have a year under their belts they've likely gotten their act together.
Through the end of 2014 the new Fit scored pretty well in our car reliability survey. As has the also made-in-Mexico Versa Note, but I have less confidence in the Nissan's score owing to much smaller sample sizes and a less laudable previous generation. In both cases it's far too early to predict long-term reliability, but the Honda has the better track record.
full 2015 Honda Fit review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Reliability And Durability of the Honda Fit

Jazz (Fit) is rated #6 in Europe in terms of reliability by a warranty company. Few problems reported on Truedelta. Consumer Reports rates reliability high. No long term test I have read has had any issues.
full 2011 Honda Fit review

2011

4dr Hatch 117-horsepower 1.5L I45-speed manual FWD

Honda like Toyota make super cars maybe not bulletproof but quality for sure! I have to admit I did think about looking at the Elantra and soul. GM lost me forever in the mid 80s with their diesel conversions absolute dogs....never again
full 2011 Honda Fit review

2011

4dr Hatch 117-horsepower 1.5L I45-speed manual FWD

Honda brand is known for reliability. This particular car has been in Europe as the Jazz for some time and it has excellent reliability statistics. Also- the sheer number of old Hondas I see on the road.
full 2011 Honda Fit review

2011

4dr Hatch 117-horsepower 1.5L I45-speed manual FWD

When my 14 year old Subaru became a maintenance headache, I asked my mechanic what brand of car she would recommend for a replacement. She strongly recommended Honda or Toyota.
full 2011 Honda Fit review

I've put 105,000 miles on my 2010 Honda Fit. It runs like new. I put on around 120 miles a day on my Fit and it has never left me stranded.
full 2010 Honda Fit review

Honda Fit Reliability And Durability: Cons

Year

Body/Powertrain

Comment

2013

4dr Hatch 117-horsepower 1.5L I45-speed manual FWD

The other reason was sheer reliability. Lots of little things went wrong with the car, and a spotty dealer network meant each one took 3-5 hours out of my day.
The shifter knob came off in my hand while driving. The steering shaft developed a "clunk" and needed fixing. Various bits of plastic trim came off. The seat got a little wobbly. All of this in the first nine months!
full 2013 Honda Fit review

2010

4dr Hatch 117-horsepower 1.5L I45-speed shiftable automatic FWD

Replacement tire choices very limited and the stock (Dunlop) tires do not get very many miles before needing replacement, 23,000 miles in our case.
full 2010 Honda Fit review